CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1(Purpose) #
The purpose of this Act is to contribute the development of the national economy and secure the safety of the public by promoting the research and development of electrical technology and efficiently utilizing and managing it, so as to improve the level of electrical technology and to ensure the appropriate installation of electric facilities.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 26, 2008]
Article 2(Definitions) #
The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on May 21, 2009; Jul. 25, 2011; Dec. 10, 2019; Oct. 1, 2025>
1. The term "electrical technology" means technology concerning the plan, investigation, design, construction and supervision of electric installations prescribed in subparagraph 16 of Article 2 of the Electric Utility Act (hereinafter referred to as "electric facilities") and the maintenance, repair, operation, management, safety, diagnosis and inspection of the completed electric facilities; provided, the facilities built up by construction works under the Framework Act on the Construction Industry and a nuclear reactor and its related facilities under the Nuclear Safety Act shall be excluded;
2. The term "electrical engineer" means a holder of technical qualifications in the electricity area under the National Technical Qualifications Act and a person who has certain academic qualifications or work experience, who has been recognized by the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment under Article 7-2;
3. The term "design" means preparing plans, design plans, design specifications, a statement of items of the construction cost and technical calculations concerning the installation and repair works of electric facilities and documents related thereto (hereinafter referred to as "design documents");
4. The term "construction supervision" means that a construction supervision company entrusted with the installation and repair works of electric facilities checks whether they are carried out according to the design documents and other related documents, gives technical directions concerning quality management, construction management, safety management and exercises the authority of a person who places an order as proxy according to the related statutes;